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Environmental Conservation with Grassroot Governance
The article is based on A Bottom-Up Approach to Conservation that was published in The Hindu on 26 August. It talks about the interweaving relation...
02 Sep 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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Recently, a study done by Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune has revealed that, during El Nino years, pollutants from south Asian...
29 Aug 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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Study to Check Antibiotic Resistance in Ganga
The government has commissioned a study to assess the microbial diversity across the entire 2,500 km stretch of river Ganga, and test for the...
29 Aug 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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India is facing a severe problem of land degradation ie. soil becoming unfit for cultivation. About 29% or about 96.4 million hectares are considered...
28 Aug 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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Clouded Leopards and Their Habitats
Recently a study conducted in nine countries (Bhutan, Nepal, India, Peninsular Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar) suggested that...
26 Aug 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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According to the data from Brazil's National Institute for Space Research (INPE), the Amazon Forests in Brazil has experienced 74,155 fires since...
23 Aug 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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According to the World Bank Report - Quality Unknown: The Invisible Water Crisis, heavily polluted water is reducing economic growth by up to a third...
22 Aug 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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The study of fossils from Kutch in Gujarat has revealed that the hot arid desert of Kutch was once a humid subtropical forest. Findings of Study:...
22 Aug 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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India - Largest Emitter of Sulphur Dioxide
According to a report by Greenpeace (an environmental Non-Governmental Organization), India is the largest emitter of Sulphur Dioxide (SO2) in the...
20 Aug 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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Discovery India and World Wide Fund (WWF) India have partnered with the Government of West Bengal and local communities in the Sundarban to help save...
19 Aug 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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BASIC Meeting on Climate Change
The BASIC countries held their 28th ministerial meeting on Climate Change from 14th to 16th August 2019 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The countries...
19 Aug 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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Rules Eased for Development in Buffer Zones
The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has relaxed the procedure for environmental clearances of developmental activities in...
17 Aug 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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The study conducted by scientists at Germany’s Alfred Wegener Institute and Switzerland’s Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research has...
16 Aug 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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The oceans cover over 70% of the globe. Its health, wellbeing of humanity and the living environment that sustains us all are inextricably linked....
16 Aug 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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An amphibian survey conducted by Delhi University professor has found four new species of frogs in the Aravalli biodiversity area. The survey has...
14 Aug 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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Extension of Krishna Wildlife Sanctuary
Recently, the Forest Department identified around 300 hectares of revenue land for inclusion in the Krishna Wildlife Sanctuary (KWS), The land is...
13 Aug 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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The article is based on the recent IPCC report “Climate change and Land” published on 8th August and an editorial “Climate on the...
10 Aug 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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Mercury Emission Versus its Concentration in Fishes
Recently researchers have found that despite a decrease in seawater concentration of methylmercury, the amount of mercury found in fish is different...
10 Aug 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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Proposals to Change in CITES Listing
India has submitted proposals regarding changes to the listing of the smooth-coated otter, small-clawed otter, Indian star tortoise, Tokay gecko,...
10 Aug 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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Climate Change and Land: IPCC’s Report
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) report on ‘Climate Change and Land’ reveals the relation between climate...
09 Aug 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
